Question follow-through · 98287
Local Plans
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of speeding up local plan adoption on annual housing supply in each of the next five years.
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
- Tabled
- 8 Dec 2025
- Target answer date
- 10 Dec 2025
- Answer
- 6 Jan 2026 · 29 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
8 Dec 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of speeding up local plan adoption on annual housing supply in each of the next five years.
10 Dec 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
6 Jan 2026
Answer published
My Department has made no such assessment as we do not forecast or project housing delivery for individual local planning authorities. We expect the new plan-making system to have a positive impact on housing supply by helping ensure there is a more susta...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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